Category Archives: Meat Myths
Quinoa - The High-Carb Seed You Don’t Need
It seems Quinoa has gained a reputation similar to the bean; as we’re all convinced it’s a high-protein food that’s somehow equivalent to meat. But just like the bean, it’s far more carbohydrate than it is protein: And realistically, it’s just another over-hyped seed packed with damaging plant defenses. “phytic acid reduces the absorption of…
Saturated Fats are Essential - Here’s Why
Though present-day nutrition advice would suggest otherwise, saturated fat is essential to staying healthy and actually lowers our risk of disease. With the 3 saturated fats we consume most having beneficial impacts on cardiovascular risk factors - including, but not limited to, the conversion of essential fatty acids in the liver, and the elevation of…
The Problem With Red Meat Research
The speculation that red meat consumption increases disease risk has been around for as long as most of us can remember. Largely because of the misconceptions surrounding saturated fat, cholesterol, and heart disease, but also because of power-trippin vegans and click-desperate media outlets blowing up the interweb with tax-wasting epidemiological evidence. Any of the eye-catching…
Animal Protein is Acidic But NOT Harmful - Part 2 (Cancer)
Click here for Part 1 I hate to pick on vegetarians again, but this is a classic response to justifying their reasoning for becoming a vegetarian: “Well you know Cancer grows in an acidic environment and meat is vveeerrrryyy acidic.” Takes bite of bagel with cream cheese, and sip of soy latte. “There’s TONS of…
Animal Protein is Acidic But NOT Harmful - Part 1 (Bone Loss)
The acid-ash hypothesis tells us that whatever we eat leaves behind an acid or alkaline ash that contributes to our overall pH. When we eat a diet that’s predominantly acid-forming our body must add a ‘base’ to neutralize the environment. It’s often thought that this neutralizer is calcium, and suggested that bone is used to…
Blame Margarine NOT Animal Fat
Aside from incorrectly grouping trans-fats and saturated fats in the same category, there’s an unfair assumption that the natural trans-fatty acids in animal foods are the same as those produced from the hydrogenation of vegetable oils. Also known as margarine or shortening - the stuff we were all told to eat (and some still eat)…
High Protein Does NOT = Bone Loss
Though most of us would like to think we can trust The American Heart Association, it’s statements like this that make you wonder: “Individuals who follow these [high-protein] diets are at risk for … potential cardiac, renal, bone, and liver abnormalities overall.” -AHA, 2001 There never was and never will be evidence to support these…
Soy is a Condiment in Japan NOT a Meat Replacement
Soy is regarded as the ‘vegetarians answer’ to a diet lacking muscle-building protein, and often touted as the cholesterol lowering replacement for the supposed artery-clogging and cancer-causing features of red meat. Not only have we been misled into believing that animal protein and saturated fat are bad, but we’ve been creatively brainwashed into thinking plant…
